Scope and Limitation

Scope and Limitation This study is conducted primarily for the purpose of identifying the competitive edge of  selected and registered small and medium enterprises over mall operators of Tagbilaran City, Bohol, as well as its financial consequences. This study is limited on the actual data and records of financial performance from enterprises that belongs to the wholesale trade industry, clothing, accessory and general merchandise industry and grocery store industry chosen at systematic random sampling. The researchers would select a sample size of thirty percent (30%) from the list at random of the small and medium enterprises and then an

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element or sampling interval is selected. The

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element can be arrived by getting the quotient of total population and sample size. In determining the competitive edge of SMEs versus the mall operators, the researchers are only up to the purpose of gathering the necessary data for computing the profitability ratios including gross profit margin, operating profit margin and net profit margin; activity ratios including inventory days, collection of receivables and payment of payables, and asset turnover; liquidity ratios such as current ratio and quick assets ratio; debt ratios including debt to asset ratio, times interest earned ratio and fixed payment coverage ratio. The conduct of the study is limited on the availability of real data provided by the respondents in the questionnaires and financial reports & documents.